San Francisco residents searching for their stolen bike could be in luck.
Police announced Friday they have posted photos online of more than 100 stolen bicycles recovered earlier this month from a San Francisco man who allegedly had them stored in his home in the city's Silver Terrace neighborhood as well as in two storage lockers in Oakland.
The stash of bicycles was discovered after investigators from the Ingleside Police Station were led to the home of Irving Sanchez, 18, in the 200 block of Charter Oak Avenue, police said.
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A 16-year-old was rescued from a cliff in San Francisco's Seacliff neighborhood Friday afternoon, according to a fire department dispatcher.
Firefighters were called around 2:45 p.m. to the 300 block of Sea Cliff Avenue near China Beach on a report of a person, possibly a child, stuck on a rock, the dispatcher said.
The address of the rescue location was later corrected to 300 El Camino Del Mar.
The person was reportedly in a safe location but unable to get down, the dispatcher said.
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Orange -- in the form of hats, scarves, clothing, shoes, earrings, sunglasses, nail polish and even lipstick -- was the color of choice worn by many of the 400 guests attending a Golden Gate Bridge ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning.
The festivities unveiling new visitor facilities at the bridge also kicked off a weekend of celebrations marking the crossing's 75th anniversary.
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President Barack Obama left smiles in his wake after addressing a full house at the Fox Theatre in Redwood City Wednesday night -- one stop in a series of fundraising events in the Bay Area in a whirlwind 16-hour visit.
The theater was full of supporters who cheered, chanted and gave standing ovations throughout the president's roughly half-hour speech.
"Your success shouldn't be determined by the circumstances of your birth: No matter where you come from, what you look like, who you love," Obama said, bringing the crowd to their feet.
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A two-alarm fire caused an estimated $200,000 in damage to a former police station in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood on Tuesday, a fire department spokeswoman said.
The fire was reported at 1:06 p.m. at 2300 Third St., located on the southwest corner of Third and 20th streets.
The blaze was extinguished in about an hour and did not injure any firefighters or civilians, fire spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said Wednesday.
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Investigators believe the man arrested Monday in connection with Sierra LaMar’s disappearance kidnapped and murdered the 15-year-old Morgan Hill girl, but her family is maintaining hope that she is still alive.
Fighting back tears, Sierra’s mother Marlene LaMar spoke at a news conference held at the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office in San Jose this morning.
“I’m not giving up hope,” LaMar said. “Her body has not been found.”
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The owner of a liquor store near Redwood City was robbed at gunpoint Friday night, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said.
The incident was reported at 9:01 p.m. at One Stop Liquors at 390 Fourth Ave. in the unincorporated North Fair Oaks neighborhood. The owner told deputies that one of two suspects pointed a semi-automatic handgun at him and demanded he open the cash register, sheriff’s officials said. The pair then fled with cash.
Deputies searched the area but did not find the suspects, the Sheriff’s Office said.
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More than 50,000 runners and walkers blanketed the streets of San Francisco this morning for the running of the 101st Bay to Breakers race.Professional runners and jovial amateurs alike started out on the 7.46-mile course from the Embarcadero to Ocean Beach just before 7 a.m.Teams of contestants in gold disco shorts, bumble bee outfits, tutus and more revealing costumes made their way west past Alamo Square and through the Panhandle.
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Holistic hula-hoops, robotic dogs, science geeks and craft enthusiasts are all descending on San Mateo this weekend for the 2012 Maker Faire at the San Mateo County Event Center.
More than 100,000 visitors are expected to attend the Faire, which showcases presentations and interactive exhibits by dozens of innovators and inventors from a range of fields, including electronic arts, robot technology, computer science and creative engineering.
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A San Ramon man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run that killed a bicyclist in Dublin on Tuesday, police officials said Friday.
Spencer Freeman Smith was arrested Thursday after Dublin police identified him as the owner of a recently purchased black 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS550 connected with the fatal crash on Dougherty and Fall Creek roads, according to Lt. Herb Walters.
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Two teens were arrested on Thursday and charges are pending for a third teen in connection with multiple incidents of graffiti in Burlingame, police said.
Burlingame police and neighboring police departments had noticed an increase in graffiti in recent months and investigators were able to identify three potential suspects, police said.
On May 2, three male juveniles were arrested in connection with shoplifting at the Orchard Supply Hardware store in Millbrae, Burlingame police Capt. Mike Matteucci said.
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The 24th Street BART station in San Francisco's Mission District was closed for a portion of Friday morning while BART police investigated a stabbing there, a BART spokesman said.
BART police closed the station at 4:43 a.m. Fridayday after a female suspect stabbed a man in the station, BART spokesman Jim Allison said.
Trains passed through the station without letting passengers off, and BART customers were not permitted to enter the station until 5:26 a.m. when the station reopened, Allison said.
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Police have shot and killed a suspect who opened fire on officers during a standoff in San Francisco’s Lower Nob Hill neighborhood tonight.Rohnert Park police contacted the suspect at an apartment building in the 800 block of Post Street at around 8:45 p.m. in connection with a homicide investigation in their jurisdiction, San Francisco police Sgt. Michael Andraychak said.
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A bicyclist was critically injured in a collision with a PG&E vehicle in the South of Market neighborhood Wednesday morning, police and fire officials said.
The PG&E vehicle was traveling south on South Van Ness Avenue and turning left onto 13th Street when the accident occurred, police Sgt. Daryl Fong said.
The bicyclist was taken to San Francisco General Hospital to be treated for injuries that are considered life-threatening, Fong said.
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A San Francisco jury Wednesday found Edwin Ramos guilty of murdering a father and two of his sons in an afternoon shooting in the city's Excelsior District in 2008.
Ramos, 25, an alleged MS-13 gang member, was accused of gunning down Anthony Bologna, 48, and his sons Michael, 20, and Matthew, 16, on June 22, 2008, near Congdon and Maynard streets as they drove home from a family outing.
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